Incident Date:
May 25, 1986 08:15
Incident Successful: Yes
Location: Gold River, British Columbia Canada
Perpetrators: International Sikh Youth Federation (ISYF)
Event Type: Armed Assault
Weapon Type(s): Firearms (Unknown Gun Type)
Organization Type: Religious,
Suicide Attack: No
Hoax: No
Violent Extremism:
Doubt Terror: No
Target Information
1- Diplomatic(Diplomats/Families/Individuals (outside of embassy))
Canadian Target: No
Canadian Victim:
Canadian Perpetrator:
By foreigners against foreign target(s) in Canada:
Victims: 0 fatalities, 1 injuries
Perpetrators: 4 involved, 0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Description: "05/25/1986: Four men attacked a car carrying four people, including visiting Punjab Cabinet Minister Malkiad Singh Sidhu, 56, smashing the windows and then firing five .32 calibre bullets, roughly six miles from Gold River. Two of bullets hit the Minister in the chest and arm. He feigned death and the attackers fled; the victim recovered from his wounds before returning to India. Four Canadian Sikhs were convicted of the offence in 02/1987 and were sentenced to 20 years in prison and prohibited from possessing fire arms or explosives for an additional 25 years. Four persons, all members of the International Sikh Youth Federation (ISYF), were convicted of attempted murder: Jaspal Singh Atwal, Jasbir Atwal, Armajit Dhindsa, and Sukhdial Gill. They, and five others, were also charged with conspiracy; however, these charges were stayed."
References: 1) "Kellett, A., Beanlands, B., Deacon, J., Jeffrey, H., & Lapalme, C. (1991). Terrorism in Canada 1960-1989, User Report no. 1990-16. Ottawa: Solicitor General Canada, National Security Coordination Centre, Police and Security Branch. p. 188."
2) RCMP Chronology. p. 14.
3) RAND
4) "Ross, Jeffrey I. (1992). ATIC IV: Chronology of Domestic and International Terrorist Events in Canada, 1960-1990. Montreal, Qc: International Centre for Comparative Criminology. p. 116"
5) "Mickolus, Edward F., Todd Sandler and Jean M. Murdock. (1989) International Terrorism in the 1980s: A Chronology of Events, Volume II 1984-1987. Ames, IA: Iowa State University Press. p. 404."
6) GTD 1970-2012 data file
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